moment, instead of peeking over his rail to see 

 if the coast were clear. 



All the lesser hawks feed upon the swifts. I 

 have often seen the sparrow-hawk perched upon 

 a tall stake search- ^^ ing the fences for 

 them. Cats eat MJjj^ them also. But they 

 do not agree ,JBfgL with puss. They 

 make a cat thin /Jm\t\ and morbid and un- 



" The sparrow- 

 hawk searching the 

 fences for them." 



happy. We can tell when the lizard-catching 

 disease is upon Tom by his loss of appetite, his 

 lankness, and his melancholy expression. 

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